Creation Flashcards
Who is the creator?
The one who makes things and brings them about
What is creation?
The act by which God brought the universe into being
What is genesis 1?
The first book of the Bible stating how God created the universe in 7 days
What is Genesis 2?
God creates man, animals and women
What does omnipotent mean?
God has power (all powerful)
What does omniscient mean?
God knows everything (all knowing)
What does omnibenevolent mean?
God is all loving
Who are Adam and Eve?
The first people on Earth in the garden of Edan.
Who is Michelangelo?
Famous Italian painter and sculptor
How was Adam created?
God shaped a man out of soil and breathed life into his nostrils
What is free will?
The Belief that God gives people opportunity to make decisions for themselves
What is the idea of stewardship?
Believers have a duty to look after the environment on behalf of God.
What is the sancity of life?
The belief that All life is holy as it is created and loved by God
What is the Bible?
The sacred book of Christianity containing the Old and New Testements
What does testement mean?
An Agreement or promise
What is the Old Testement?
46 books which deal with the ways God related with Jewish people before the coming of Jesus
What is the New Testement?
27 books about life and teaching of Jesus and the apostles
What do the history books show?
Show how God guided people and how they refised to listen.
What are the wisdom books?
Prayer, psalms, books of advise and poems to show how people use God-given talents to do right
What are the law books?
The First 5 books of the Old Testement showing how Jews became people of God
Who are the prophets?
Inspired people sent by God to teach people about God
What are the Gospels?
Recorded actions and teachings of Jesus by Mathew, Mark, Luke and John
What do the acts of the apostles explain?
The events of the early church
What are the epistles?
Letters which show Christians how to live by Jesus’ teachings
What is the book of revelation?
Apocalyptic book by John which describes end of the world
What is inspiration?
Word used to describe Holy Spirit telling Bible writers what to write
What is the magisterium?
The Authority of Popes and Bishops to teach beliefs of Catholic Church
What does myth mean?
Christians who believe parts of Old Testement aren’t true
What is the sacred scripture?
Holy Books
What is a fundamentalist?
A Pentacostal
What is natural law?
God looked at what he had made and said it was “very good” - Genesis 1
What are the precepts of natural law?
Preserving life, reproduction, education of offspring, living as a society, studying and praying to God
What does environment mean?
Natural world; surroundings in which someone lives
What does interdependance mean?
Humans depend on other humans to fulfill a chanhe in the world
What does CAFOD work towards?
Sustainability
What is sustainability?
The Ability of the whole world to continue working in balanced way
